Total Inspections
10,715
1/2/2026 – 4/25/2026 (YTD)
Inspection Types
137
Active types
Pass Rate
48%
4,769 passed
Fail Rate
38%
3,776 failed
Current Year Progress
Showing year-to-date data through May 3. Full year comparison will be available at year-end.
Top Inspection Types by Volume
| Type | Total | Pass Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Final | 3,358 | 50% |
| Rough | 706 | 20% |
| Service/Power Release | 593 | 54% |
| Smoke Detectors | 522 | 65% |
| Floor/Roof Diaphrgm/Shear Wall | 333 | 49% |
| Inspection | 328 | 100% |
| Special/Order Compliance | 322 | 16% |
| SGSOV-Seismic Gas S/O Valve | 311 | 52% |
| CofO Issuance | 256 | 51% |
| Footing/Foundation/Slab | 186 | 47% |
Highest Fail Rates
| Type | Fail Rate | Volume |
|---|---|---|
| Underground | 75% | 103 |
| Rough | 66% | 706 |
| Excavation/Setback/Form/Re-Bar | 53% | 113 |
| CofO Issuance | 49% | 256 |
| Wood Frame | 48% | 160 |
| PLUMBING-Rough | 45% | 141 |
| BUILDING-Rough-Frame | 45% | 161 |
| Footing/Foundation/Slab | 44% | 186 |
| ELECTRICAL-Rough | 42% | 116 |
| Pre-Inspection | 41% | 158 |
Results Breakdown (LADBS Categories)
Approved
2,453
23%
Permit Finaled
1,743
16%
Corrections Issued
1,086
10%
Not Ready for Inspection
1,048
10%
Insp Cancelled
797
7%
Insp Scheduled
779
7%
Partial Approval
754
7%
Conditional Approval
267
2%
Cancelled
247
2%
Partial Inspection
201
2%
Data Quality & Transparency
99.99% Coverage
We ingest directly from the official LADBS public dataset. A small number of records (~0.006%) are excluded because they're missing required fields like inspection type or result — these are data quality issues in the source system, not our processing.
Duplicate Tracking
LADBS sometimes records the same inspection multiple times. We detect and track these duplicates using Socrata's unique row IDs, ensuring accurate counts while preserving evidence of source data quality issues.
Source: Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety (LADBS) • Dataset ID: 9w5z-rg2h •View on LA Open Data